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The file comprises 'The ideal woman' by Michael Holroyd in the Buxton Festival programme, 1998, relating to Augustus John's painting 'The Smiling Woman' which features on the front cover, a photocopy of the typescript of the article and correspondence, 1998, regarding the event. The file also comprises Michael Holroyd's entry for the New Dictionary of National Biography, 1999, in the form of a proof with his corrections and Notes for contributors from Oxford University Press.

The series comprises scripts mainly about Augustus John and his family as follows: Peter Terson, 'Ida', [1974], 'Augustus' by Robert Bolt, [?1979], 'Portraits' by William Douglas Home, [1987], 'Still lives' by Candida Cave, 1996, and 'Gus', adapted from the biography by Yves Baigneres (for Renaissance Films), 1996, with correspondence, 1996-1998.

The file comprises two corrected drafts of the play, [1974].

The file comprises photocopies of letters from Gwen John to her patron John Quinn, 1910-1924.

The file includes a photocopy of Gwen John's entry in the fee register at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, 1895; a 'statement as to the domicile' of Gwen John, 1940, by R. T. P. Williams & Sons [Solicitors, Haverfordwest] (original); an article 'Gwen John: artist in exile', [1982], [later published in Michael Holroyd, Works on paper: the craft of biography and autobiography (London, 2002)]; article 'The shy sister' concerning Gwen John, The Sunday Times Magazine, 1976; transcripts of two letters from Gwen John to Ursula Tyrwhitt, 1903 [in NLW MS 21468D]; brief summaries of letters from Edwin John to Gwen John, 1911-1938, and from Ida John to Gwen John, 1902-1904; transcripts of letters from her to William and Alice [Rothenstein], [?1907]-[1926]; text amendments by [Sara John] et al. of Susan Chitty's Gwen John (London, 1981) and typescript and corrected proof, [1981], by Michael Holroyd of his review. -- Also included are photocopies of Augustus John's article on 'Gwendolen John', The Burlington magazine, October 1942; The Art Quarterly, Autumn 1991, advertising Michael Holroyd's lecture 'Gwen and Augustus John' at the Royal Geographical Society; and a leaflet advertising The golden nineties. Gwen John and her forgotten contemporaries, when Michael Holroyd gave a talk on 'Gwen and Augustus John' at Lincoln in 1996; and a leaflet promoting 'An afternoon with Gwen and Augustus John', Manchester 1986.

The file comprises Mary Taubman's 'homage' to Hugh Kingsmill entitled '"A passing breeze": 1920-1922' (VI), together with an explanatory note, 1970. Michael Holroyd's critical biography Hugh Kingsmill was first published in 1964 and again in 1971 and selections from his writings in 1970.

The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, [1931]-1961, to his son David.

The file comprises photocopies of letters written by Augustus John, 1956-1961, to his son Robin, together with a photocopy of a letter, 1961, from David John to Robin.

The file comprises photocopies of letters, 1927-1929, from Father Martin D'Arcy to [Henry John] and his reminiscences of Henry John, [1968x1976], in the hand of Michael Holroyd and of Tom Burns, 1973; letters, 1926-[1929], from Augustus John to his son Henry; a letter from Henry to 'Grannie' [Mrs Ada Nettleship] and Poppet; a letter, 1926, from Henry to his father from Rome, together with a photocopy of an article entitled 'Augustus John's son a Jesuit novice', [1929].

The file comprises photocopies of letters, [1938]-[1960], to his daughter Vivien John (afterwards White).

The file comprises transcripts of extracts from letters written by Augustus John to his granddaughter Sara John, [1959]-1961, discussing his painting of her. The original letters were purchased by NLW in January 2004 (NLW MS 23922D, ff. 12-25).

The file comprises letters, 1968-1993, from Christabel Aberconway (2), Marcia Allentuck (4), Boris Anrep (1), Bruce Arnold (2), Ronald Ayling (1) and Michael Ayrton (2).

The file includes notes from letters written to Christabel Aberconway, 1924-1959, held at the British Library (Add. MS 52556); letter to Boris Anrep, 1928; Cecil Beaton, [1940]-[1961]; Dorothy Brett (Dorothy Brett Papers at the University of Cincinnati); [Marchesa] Casati, 1941, and biographical notes about his sitter from printed sources, 1972-1973; Queen Elizabeth, 1939-1941; James Hanley, [1958]-1960; and Dame Laura Knight, [1961].

The series comprises letters written by members of the John family, [1965]-[1998], assisting Michael Holroyd in his quest for information about Augustus John.

The series comprises letters from individuals, [1968]-2000, responding to Michael Holroyd's appeal for information on Augustus John.

The file comprises letters, 1968-[1996], from Darsie Japp (1), David Fraser Jenkins (2), Gwyneth Johnston (3), J. E. Jones (1), Edmond X. Kapp (1), Mary Keene (3), Mary Lago (3) to Jessie Petrie and a letter, 1970, from Charles Hampton to Mary Lago, Bernard Leach (2), Seymour Leslie (9) and Stanley Loomis (2).

The file comprises biographical material relating to the identity of the Belgian artist 'Leonard' [with whom Dorelia had been living in Bruges in 1904], including photocopies of a letter from 'Leonard' to Gwen John, 1904, a short biography of Leon de Smet, together with a copy of Michael Holroyd's article 'Who was Leonard?', published in the Independent on Sunday, [1996], and a letter from Robin de Smet, 1997, confirming that 'Leonard' and Leonard de Smet were two different people .

The file comprises photocopies of transcripts of letters from Augustus John to Thelma Cazalet, 1934-1959, and to Maud ('Molly') Cazalet, 1939-1951.

The file comprises photocopies and some transcripts of correspondence between Augustus John and Sean O'Casey, [1928]-1952.

The file comprises photocopies of letters from Grant Richards, 1913-1924, to Augustus John and others, together with a letter, 1922, from Augustus John to him. Also included are extracts from the correspondence of Campbell Dodgson and Grant Richards, [?1917]-1920, held at the Imperial War Museum, London, relating to the Peace Conference Picture.